About ExactTime: ExactTime calls up one of two time-of-day services, obtains the correct time, and sets your system clock. An "auto" mode that requires no input lets you use a scheduler utility to automatically run ExactTime at regular intervals, or put ExactTime in your StartUp folder so it's run every time you boot up Windows. Usage: Install ExactTime by copying its program files to a folder on your hard disk. When you run ExactTime, you'll see a dialog box with two radio buttons at the top. These let you select whether the program will call the NIST or USNO. Pick whichever site is closest to you; you'll be connected for less than a minute. This
is usually the only selection you'll need to make. But if
you need to change your modem settings or dialing
location, ExactTime lets you do this without opening the
Control Panel. The Configure Modem button invokes the
same dialog box as the Properties button in the Modems
applet of the Control Panel. The Dialing Properties
button invokes the same dialog box as the Dialing
Properties button in the Modems applet of the Control
Panel. When
you press the Dial button, ExactTime saves the
time-of-day service and modem you selected in a file
named ExactTime.ini. The location you're calling from is
saved elsewhere in Windows. ExactTime then displays the
Dialing dialog box, which reports on the progress of the
telephone call. ExactTime will report any problems it encounters while attempting to connect to a time service. For example, the modem may be in use by another program on your PC, or the phone number may be busy, or the time service may not answer. You can also stop any dialing in progress by pressing the Cancel button. If
ExactTime successfully connects, you'll see a few lines
of coded input from the time service and then ExactTime
will set your system clock. The status line at the top of
the dialog box will display the previous local time and
the new local time, and the Cancel button will change to
an OK button. If you're running Windows NT 4.0, you must be logged on under a username with the right to change the system time or ExactTime will not work. To find out if you have this privilege, try changing the system time from within the Control Panel. If the system will not let you do it, you will not be able to use ExactTime, either. To
enable you to automate your clock setting using a
scheduling utility (such as System Agent, which comes
with the Windows 95 Plus! pack) or the Startup folder,
ExactTime offers an "Auto" mode. The program
will display the usual windows and run normally, but it
won't require any input from you. To run ExactTime in
Auto mode, include any parameter in the command C:\PCMAG\EXACTTIME\EXACTTIME.EXE auto |
